This week, as the trial starts in Norm Coleman’s lawsuit to overturn the election in the 2008 Minnesota Senate race, we wanted to make sure you had the latest information concerning the contest.
The Coleman camp, while claiming their lawsuit is about counting every vote, is really asking the Court to disenfranchise Minnesotans left and right.
SAINT PAUL [10/29/08] – Today, Barack Obama and Al Franken supporters will get ready to welcome President Bill Clinton to the Twin Cities. Franken’s daughter, Thomasin Franken, will host a sign-making party at Franken campaign headquarters this afternoon. These homemade rally signs will be used at Thursday’s "Five Days To Change" Get-Out-The-Vote Rally with Clinton.
| WHO: | Franken and Obama Supporters with Thomasin Franken |
| WHAT: | Sign-Making Party For "Five Days To Change" Get-Out-The-Vote Rally |
| WHEN: | 2:00 pm, Wednesday, Oct. 29 |
| WHERE: | Al Franken for Senate Headquarters 2575 University Ave W St. Paul |
SAINT PAUL [10/27/08] The Obama for America and Al Franken for Senate campaigns today announced that former President Bill Clinton will campaign in Minnesota Thursday to show his support for the two candidates. Clinton will host a rally in Minneapolis Thursday evening, joined by U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken.
“President Clinton has always understood that you grow the economy by investing in the middle class and putting people first,”said Al Franken. “Minnesota families need a change in Washington so we can get our economy back on track — and I’m so honored to be able to stand with President Clinton in fighting for that change in this election.”
Read more after the jump…
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TWO ALS UNITE FOR CHANGE!
Vice President Gore To Join Franken At DFL Founders Day Dinner 10/4
Saint Paul [09/17/08] – The Minnesota DFL Party and the Al Franken for Senate campaign announced today that former Vice President Al Gore will visit Minnesota on Saturday, October 4 to campaign for Al Franken and the DFL ticket at the annual Founders Day Dinner.
Wondering what it was like to be working on the floor of the DFL State Convention this weekend? TeamFranken Intern Anne shares her experience:
Energy and excitement were bursting from the bustling convention center and Team Franken didn’t waste a moment before getting to work. The energy, cheering, demonstrations, organized chaos, and behind the scenes action helped contribute to the weekend’s success, but so much has been done over the past year to make it possible. Al’s acceptance of the DFL endorsement was the culmination of countless hours of hard work and sleepless nights and was the reward for all the people who contributed to the campaign in so many ways. I was honored to be a part of Team Franken this past weekend and am excited to move ahead towards the general election!
Here is an excerpt from Al’s DFL Endorsement Acceptance Speech. The full text is after the jump.
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We’re going to canvass until our feet hurt, and when our feet hurt, we’ll start picking up the phone, start phone-banking. We’re going to get up early and stay up late.
And we’re going to do it because five million Minnesotans need a voice in Washington, and they don’t have one in Norm Coleman.
On issue after issue, he hasn’t brought people together to get things done – he’s sold people out to get ahead.
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Just moments ago, Al spoke to the DFL State Convention. Below is a highlight; read the full speech after the jump.
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We are here, each and every one of us, to take a stand for five million people – the mothers and the fathers and the teachers and the firefighters and the farmers and the veterans and the children of this state – every Minnesotan who needs a voice in Washington.
We are here to take a stand for the college student graduating with that crushing burden of debt. For the steelworker fearing his pension won’t be there when he retires. For the farmer wondering if he’ll be able to pass the rural way of life on to the next generation. For the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines serving overseas and the communities waiting to welcome them home.
We are here to take a stand not because politics is easy, not because we’re hungry for power, not because we think we have all the answers, but because at this moment in our history, our neighbors need a Senator who has their back, and Norm Coleman isn’t even on their side.
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The campaign’s week-long focus on the emerging green economy concluded with a “Green Jobs Showcase” held at the campaign headquarters. On display were a variety of homegrown items and technologies, ranging from “plastic†toys composed primarily of recycled rubber to a vinyl tile made from recycled carpet that would otherwise end up in a landfill. Ice cream was served, but even this frozen treat was done in a sustainable way. The ingredients were all locally grown and produced, and both the bowls and spoons were made from biomass sources, are entirely biodegradable – and were sent to be composted at the end of the event.
Full text of Al’s speech from the April 27th Green Jobs Showcase:
I don’t think I have to tell anybody here about our energy crisis.
Here in Minnesota, we know the cost of Washington’s failure to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
We feel that cost every time we fill up the tank.
We feel that cost every time we pay the heat bill or the electric bill.
We feel the cost when the price of everything rises because the trucks that carry our food and our products to the store have to fill up, too.
Al defined the issues of the campaign at our Rally for Change at the Capitol. And Brad Swenson from the Bemidji Pioneer was on hand to report.
“Instead of just thinking about the next quarter, we can think about the next quarter century,” Franken said. “We can end the Bush War on Science, and make permanent the research and development tax credit, so that the next great idea comes from right here in Minnesota. We can invest in early childhood education, to give every child a fair chance to succeed in this new century. And we can replace our cowboy foreign policy with one that engages our allies and addresses global challenges, instead of just
responding to threats.”
BIG news: Former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.) is coming to town a week from Saturday (that’s November 10th) at 10:00 AM for a special rally honoring our veterans.
That’s former Senator, former Governor, current member of the 9/11
Commission and current President of the New School Bob Kerrey – and we are
honored to have him kick off our Vets for Franken group.
Come on down to the Neighborhood House in St. Paul next Saturday and join the rally – it’ll feature Al, Sen. Kerrey, and the launch of Vets for Franken!
Saturday, November 10th – 10am
Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center
for Community Building
“The Neighborhood House”
179 Robie St. East
St. Paul, MN 55107
Doors open at 9:30am – Free and open to the public
To RSVP call 651 387 3925 or email field@alfranken.com
Hope to see you there!
